Huichapan
Municipality and town in Hidalgo, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Huichapan (Spanish pronunciation: [wiˈtʃapan]; Otomi: Nxamädo) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 668.1 km2. Its name derives from the Classical Nahuatl Huēyichiyapan.
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Huichapan | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 20°22′24″N 99°38′56″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Hidalgo |
Municipal seat | Huichapan |
Area | |
• Total | 668.1 km2 (258.0 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 9,853 |
Area code | 761 |
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As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 39,734.[1] In 2017 there were 425 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language,[2] primarily Otomí del Valle del Mezquital[3]